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A wildfire burning in Northern California has grown to more than 1,200 acres and continues to threaten thousands of homes, forcing residents to flee, authorities said Thursday. Source: California Water News feed… Read More

When a group of water officials from California, Nevada and Arizona get together behind closed doors to talk about potential cuts to California’s share of the precious and dwindling Colorado River, representatives from San Diego County Water Authority are not present. Source: California Water News feed… Read More

A wildfire that began near Foresthill in Placer County has now expanded to 1,264 acres as it moves closer to the El Dorado County town of Georgetown, Cal Fire said Thursday. Source: California Water News feed… Read More

Visitors were welcomed back to Calistoga’s Old Faithful Geyser tourist attraction site Wednesday, one day after a fire scorched 8 acres and destroyed a storage building, Cal Fire officials said. Source: California Water News feed… Read More

After decades of dysfunction that have exacerbated chronic water problems, California is on the cusp of a new era due to historic groundwater legislation. However, meeting the law’s goals will require overcoming stubborn systemic obstacles, according to a report by researchers at Stanford’s Water in the West program and the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution… Read More

The owner of the Stockton home that tested for elevated levels of lead in the tap water, above federal drinking water standards, said Tuesday that concern over the contamination was overblown. Source: California Water News feed… Read More

In a showdown over the future of oil and gas production in Monterey County, opponents of a proposed ballot initiative aimed at enacting new restrictions faced off against proponents of the measure on Tuesday. Source: California Water News feed… Read More

A four-year effort by a coalition of diverse stakeholders along California’s third largest river, the Eel River, recently culminated in the completion of a new plan aimed at restoring the watershed’s once thriving fish runs and ecosystems. Source: California Water News feed… Read More